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Latest Sask oil & gas Crown land sale brings in $11.39 million

Latest Sask oil & gas Crown land sale brings in $11.39 million

Dec 5, 2024 | 10:17am
REGINA – The Government of Saskatchewan’s Crown oil and natural gas public offering, held on Dec. 3, raised $11,392,502 for the province, with the southeast region generating most of the revenue. Of the 56 parcels in Saskatchewan posted for this offering, 51 received acceptable bids, covering a total of 13,561.384 hectares. The southeast brought in $8,088,540 for […]
Scott Moe and Sask Party retain majority

Scott Moe and Sask Party retain majority

Oct 29, 2024 | 1:28pm
SASKATCHEWAN – With more than half of Saskatchewan’s 61 ridings finished counting, Scott Moe and the Saskatchewan Party have retained their majority government after the 2024 provincial election vote. Polls closed at 8 p.m. with results starting to come in within an hour. SaskToday.ca called the election at 11:41 p.m. In his victory speech, Scott […]
More than 1.5 Million Dollars raised in “Day of Caring for Jasper”

More than 1.5 Million Dollars raised in “Day of Caring for Jasper”

Jul 31, 2024 | 6:28pm
After the horrible devastation in Jasper, people in Saskatchewan and Alberta have come together to help the beleaguered residents of the iconic, picturesque town in Jasper National Park. Harvard Media and its radio and digital outlets in two provinces teamed up with other radio stations to promote the website albertadayofcaring.com. People in Alberta and Saskatchewan […]
Federal government’s plan for net-zero electricity grid by 2035 may not be achievable: report

Federal government’s plan for net-zero electricity grid by 2035 may not be achievable: report

Oct 19, 2023 | 4:20pm
With carbon capture and storage playing a key role in greening Canada’s electricity grid, the federal government has proposed clean electricity regulations to get Canada’s electricity grid to net zero by 2035. However, a new report from the Regina-based International CCUS Knowledge Centre urges the federal government to rethink the emissions intensity limits for carbon capture-abated power […]
Local business owner closely monitoring strained relationship between Canada and India

Local business owner closely monitoring strained relationship between Canada and India

Sep 27, 2023 | 4:25pm
Ongoing tensions between Canada and India is being watched closely by the President and CEO of AGT Foods, Murad Al-Katib. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there was credible intelligence that India had a role in the killing of a prominent Sikh leader in B.C. who was also a Canadian citizen. India replied […]
Pressure to settle B.C. port strike mounting

Pressure to settle B.C. port strike mounting

Jul 12, 2023 | 2:52pm
After almost two weeks since it began, there may finally be some movement in the west coast port strike. Federal labour minister Seamus O’Regan says the strike has dragged on long enough, as he sent a letter to the lead federal negotiator in the strike to come up with a set of recommendations for a […]
Taiwan easing remaining BSE-era restrictions on Canadian beef

Taiwan easing remaining BSE-era restrictions on Canadian beef

May 29, 2023 | 5:51pm
Taiwan is fully embracing Canadian beef again. The nation announced it will lift the last set of restrictions on beef from Canada over the coming weeks. President of the Canadian Cattle Association Nathan Phinney (Finney) says it’s great news. “The removal of them is a clear signal that we have a desired product and they’re […]